Loader.



E. BROWN.

LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. I915.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

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E. BROWN.

LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, m5.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

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Witnesses E. BROWN.

LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. I915.

Attorneys,

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 Witnesses citizen of the United States, residin EUGENEBROWN, 01? COLFAX, WASHINGTON.

' LOAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 191?.

Application filed October 30, 1915. Serial No. 58,847.

and other articles off the ground and depositing such stacks or otherarticles in a vehicle.

The invention aims to provide, combined with an incline and conveyer, anovel form of wheel mounted body and means for supporting the body onthe ound.

Another object of the 1nvention is to improve the means for holding theincline at Tvarious angles.

A further object of 'the invention is to provide novel means forassembling the structure with a wagon so that the structure may be towedby the wagon.

The invention aims to improve the conveyer which operates on theincline.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby theconveyer may be stopped, without stopping the engme whereby the conveyoris actuated.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of themvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows the invention in side elevation'assembledwith a wagon, the latter appearing for the most part in section; Fig. 2is a top plan wherein parts of the' wagon appear;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation; v Fig. 4 is a fragmental. section takenthrough the incline;

' Fi 5 is a fragmental perspective Showing the c utch actuatingmechanism.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a wheel-mountedbody denoted generally by the numeral 1 and including side frames 2connected by a. platform 3 carrying an engine 4. The side frames 2 aresupplied with side brackets 5 in which are mounted laterally projectingaxles 7 carrying ground wheels 8. The rear ends of the side frames'2 ofthe body 1 may be supplied with earth enga 'ng shoes 8,

the functions of which will e alluded to hereinafter.

Adjacent the forward end of the body, the side frames 2 thereof carrypivot elements 9 upon which are mounted to swing links 10, the links 10at the opposite sides of the body 1 being connected by a base 11,

the links and the base coiiperating to form a swinging elevating foot,to be alluded to hereinafter. v

Mounted on the pivot elements 9 or otherwise assembled with the sideframes 2 of the body 1 is a traction member 12 retained by upwardlyextended braces 14 united with the body 1. Secured to the forward end ofthe traction member 12 or otherwise constituting a part thereof is ahook 15 adapted to be engaged in any one of a series of openings 16formed in a plate 17 united by clips 18 with the rear axle 19 of a wagon20.

J ournaled for rotation in the rear end of the body 1 is a transverseshaft 21 carrying a sprocket wheel 22 engaged by a sprocket chain 23coactin with a sprocket wheel 25 carried by a shaft 26 journaled in thebody 1 and extended transversely thereof, the sprocket chain 23 beingengaged by a belt tightener 24 mounted on one of the side frames 2.

The sprocket wheel 25 may be coupled up operatively with the shaft 26 bya clutch mechanism which will now be described.

The shaft 26 carries a clutch element 101 adapted to coact with a clutchelement 100 on the sprocket wheel 25. The fclutch ele-.

ments 101 and 100 in a manner which will ,be obvious from the drawing.

Secured to the shaft 26 is a pulley 27 about which is trained a belt2S.engaged with a pulley 29 on the shaft 30. of the en- The inventioncomprises an incline 31 mounted as shown at 32 to swing for a verticaladjustment on the shaft 21, The incline 31 preferably comprises topangle members 33 and bottom angle members 34, the angle members 33 and34 being united at the sides of the incline by lattice strips 35,counters 36 being employed for connectin the top members 33 at theopposite sides 0% the incline.

To the end that the incline 31 may assume difierent angles with respectto the horizontal, uprights 37 are attached as shown at 38 to the sideframes 2 of the body 1, the 1113- Y rights being ofiset as shown at 39,inte diate their ends, and being provided adjacent their upper ends witha plurality of openings 40 in any pair of which openings may be mountedsecuring elements 41 assembled with the incline 31. @bviously, bymounting the securing elements 41 in diflerent openings 40, the le whichthe incline -31 assumes with respect to the horizontal may be adjusted,to accommodate the height of the load, or for any other purpose.

Secured at their ends to the sides of incline 31 are guard rails 42which serve .to prevent the sacks of grain or other articles om falling0d the incline laterally, the guard rails 42 being reinforced andsustained intermediate their ends by means of struts 43 attached attheir lower ends to the incline 31. j V Extended between the top anglemembers 33 of the incline 31 and secured thereto is a platform 44. Theupper end of the incline 31 is supplied with forwardly presenting arms45 in which is j ournaled for rotation a roller 46 across which thesacks of grain or other articles may be eased from the conveyer whichwill now be described.

The side portions of the incline 31 are provided adjacent their upperends with longitudinally adjustable bearings 47 embodying stems 48passing through lugs 49 on the sides of the incline 31, nuts 50 beingthreaded onto the stems 48, the nuts coacting with the lugs 49 to movethe bearingslongitudinally of the incline 31, the shaft 51 in thebearings carry- .ing sprocket. wheels 52. Sprocket wheels 53 are securedto the shaft 21 and about the sprocket chains 51 and 53 are trainedsprocket chains 54. The sprocket chains 54 are connected by carriers 55in the f0 of rods, the carriers being adapted to move above the platform44. The ends of the carriers 55 are equipped with rollers 56 adapted totraverse the horizontal flanges of the members 33 of the incline 31.@bviously, by adjusting the positionsof the bearings 47 in which theshaft 51 is j ournaled for rotation, the conveyer comprising thesprocket chains 54 and the carriers 55 may be tight ened up or loosened.

In practical operation the hook 15 of the traction member 12 is mountedin any of the openings 16 in the plate 17 which is carried by the rearaxle 19 of the vehicle 20. In this manner, the elevator or loaderforming the subject matter of this application may be towed through afield from place to place. The sacks of grain are cast onto the platform44 and are carried upwardly over the roller 46 and deposited in thewagon 20 by the carriers 55 which, being attached at their ends to thesprocket chalns 54, move upwardly along the platform portion 44 of theincline 31.

- comprising the shaft 21, the sprocket wheel 22, the sprocket chain 23,the shaft 26 and its sprocket wheel 25, the pulley 27 the belt 28, thepulley 29 and the engine shaft 30.. It is desirable at times to stop themove- .ment of the conveyor without stopping the engine 4 and when sucha result is desired {he clutch mechanism isimanipulated as folows:

The lever 103 is tilted and'its free end is engaged behind the rojection106, the fork 102 moving the sproc et wheel 25 outwardly The conveyer isactuated by a gear train and disengaging the clutch on the wheel 1 fromthe clutch 101 on the shaft 26.

When the device is in use, as shown in Fig. 1, the foot comprising thelinks 10 and the basell having been swung into a vertical position asshown in said figure by the advancing movement of the structure, thebody1 is supported by the rear shoes 8 and the ground wheels 8 are elevatedand the structure, considered generally, is held in such a position thatit will not be likely to move forwardly ofrearwardly on the wheels 8.

When it is desired to tow the motor along bymeans of the-wagon 20, thefoot 10--11 will swing rearwardly when thewagon 20 is advanced, andpermit the wheels 8 to come into contact with the ground.

Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device ofthe class described, a body; groundwheels carried by the bodyintermediate the ends of the body; an incline pivoted for adjustment tothe body; means for sustaining the incline at difierent angles withrespect to the horizontal; an engine on the body; a conveyer traversingthe incline;

means for operatively connecting the engine "treme forward end of thebody in spaced relation to the wheels, the foot cooperating with therear end of the body to lift the wheels ofi' the ground when the body isadvanced by the vehicle-engaging towing means.

2. In a device of the class described, a body; ground wheels carried bythe body intermediate the ends of the body; an incline located above thebody; a conveyer traversing the incline; vehicle-engaging towing meansassembled with the forward end of the body; and a foot pivotallyconnected with the extreme forward end of the body, I

in spaced relation to the wheels, the foot and the rear end of the bodyconstituting means 15 for lifting the wheels free from the ground whenthe body is advanced by the vehicleengaging towing means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixedmy signa- 20 W. C. Futon, A. G. MAR1oN.'

